Open Rank
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Department:

Psychiatry - Research - 412250

03/20/2024

Yes

Permanent Faculty

Open Rank

Tenured/Tenure Track

FAC0005006

Full-Time Permanent

40

1

North Carolina, US

Dependent on Experience and Qualifications

07/01/2024

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

The UNC Institute for Trauma Recovery (ITR) is seeking an open rank, tenure track Psychiatrist/Physician Scientist clinical/translational research faculty position to help advance our institute mission as part of the Department of Psychiatry at UNC. The Department of Psychiatry (https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/) provides an outstanding environment for groundbreaking research, clinical care, career development and interface with colleagues and other units that perform basic, translational, and clinical research. The ITR conducts emergency care-based research (https://www.med.unc.edu/itr/), in which individuals are identified/enrolled at or around the time of emergency care into prospective observational or intervention studies.

The work of the ITR has two overarching goals: 1) To increase understanding of how adverse posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, pain and other somatic symptoms) develop after traumatic stress exposure (e.g., motor vehicle collision, military deployment, sexual assault); and 2) To develop interventions that prevent these outcomes. Our primary strategy to achieve these goals is to recruit and retain outstanding, talented, self-motivated staff, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty who are passionate about improving the lives of trauma survivors. We have several large standing emergency care-based research networks/registries that we use to perform this work. There are a diversity of activities going on within the ITR to serve our mission, and substantial opportunity to tailor activities based on individual interests (e.g., conduct of medication and/or non-medication clinical trials, analysis of longitudinal data, etc.). Funding is available to support initial activities.

The Psychiatrist/Physician-Scientist hired will collaborate with the Institute Director, Dr. Sam McLean, and ITR staff to advance these goals and help lead the Institute as Associate Director. ITR staff include 21 FTEs, consisting of 6 PhD staff, as well as more than 16 undergraduate and graduate students. Work of the institute currently includes more than $27 million in active grants, including large-scale observational studies and more than 8 active clinical trials.

The successful applicant will have a demonstrated track record of outstanding accomplishment commensurate with their level of seniority, and great potential to improve the lives of trauma survivors through the work of the institute. The faculty member hired will be expected to carry out clinical research projects independently within the ITR, obtain external funding, design and execute research studies, perform data analysis, write manuscripts, and publish results. The candidate will also be expected to cover 50% of their effort via psychiatry clinical care or other means initially. Depending on applicant rank and interests, some of this 50% research time may be covered by collaboration on ongoing ITR grants.

Faculty appointment level and salary will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and qualifications.

This position is for a physician scientist. The applicant must have an MD and PhD from an accredited college or university and should be Board Certified or Board Eligible. Evidence of excellence in teaching, and ability to obtain extramural grant funding, as well as strong oral and written communication skills.

Candidates should have a solid record of scholarly productivity, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, fellowship awards, and participation in national and international meetings. We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to UNC-Chapel Hill's commitment to excellence.

Not Applicable.